Sealing expertise for applications in the alternative fuels production

Alternative fuels, bringing climate protection and transport together

The world's pop­u­la­tion con­tin­ues to grow, and with it the volume of traffic world­wide. At the same time, our mobility and the trans­port of goods are pre­dom­i­nantly based on the com­bus­tion of fossil fuels, which is why the trans­port sector accounts for a sig­nif­i­cant pro­por­tion of cli­mate-dam­ag­ing emis­sions.

The urgent need to de­car­bonize our society there­fore requires the de­vel­op­ment of al­ter­na­tive so­lu­tions. Biofuels can help to meet the large demand for fuel and at the same time achieve the climate targets.

 

On the way to a climate-friendly mobility and logistics

De­car­boniz­ing the trans­port sector is one of the EU's cor­ner­stones for ensuring sus­tain­able mobility in Europe. But this topic is also high on the agenda in other parts of the world. More and more com­pa­nies are offering tech­nolo­gies and services aimed at low-car­bon so­lu­tions.

In terms of climate policy in Europe, a con­tin­u­ous shift from con­ven­tional pe­tro­leum re­finer­ies to biore­finer­ies is already taking place by switch­ing from high-car­bon fuels to low-car­bon or car­bon-free fuels. These fuels are clas­si­fied as biogenic, syn­thetic fuels or e-fuels made from green hydrogen and carbon capture processes.

EagleBurgmann, trusted sealing solutions partner to the alternative fuels industry

In the pro­duc­tion of biogenic or syn­thetic fuels, the plant and ma­chin­ery must cope with dif­fer­ent op­er­at­ing con­di­tions and chal­lenges. In­dus­trial seals on the machines and pumps play a key role in how ef­fi­ciently and safely every­thing works.

As one of the world’s leading man­u­fac­tur­ers of in­dus­trial sealing tech­nol­ogy, EagleBurgmann is a reliable solution and project partner for all com­pa­nies in­vest­ing in, planning, and working on green energy projects.

In addition to our wide range of products and so­lu­tions for pumps, mixers and com­pres­sors we offer valuable tech­ni­cal support globally. We adapt proven standard sealing so­lu­tions to in­di­vid­ual re­quire­ments in ac­cor­dance with API 682 and other stan­dards. However, the de­vel­op­ment of new sealing so­lu­tions and systems is also possible.

 

Biofuels Bioethanol, Biodiesel, HVO

Biofuels have already been playing an important role in the reduction of greenhouse gases from the transport sector for several years. They are produced from plant material (biomass) that has an increased energy density.

Biofuels of the so-called first generation are mainly produced from the fruit of plants, most of which can be used as food and feed. “Advanced biofuels” of the new generation are made from different non-food biomass. These are, for example, woody crops, agricultural residues, or domestic and industrial waste.

The two most common types of biofuels are bioethanol and biodiesel. Recently however, renewable diesel, also known as HVO or green diesel has also become increasingly available.

 

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Sustainable Aviation Fuel / SAF is up to 80% lower in emissions than fossil fuel and is therefore an important building block for reducing emissions in aviation.

This alternative fuel is not refined from crude oil, but from sustainable sources such as waste oil, agricultural residues, and synthetic resources. It has the same properties and specifications as conventional aviation fuel and is used as a so-called "drop-in" SAF, i.e. mixed with fossil kerosene up to a maximum of 50 percent.  

SAF can be produced using either the HEFA/HVO process or the power-to-liquid process, which uses renewable energy, green hydrogen, and carbon capture from biomass processes.

Your expert partner for projects of any size

EagleBurgmann has been a reliable full-ser­vice partner to the fuel industry for many years. This allows us to follow current de­vel­op­ments and, as a solution partner, be part of the journey towards a sus­tain­able fuel supply. We support al­ter­na­tive fuel projects with in-depth know-how and supply the ap­pro­pri­ate sealing tech­nol­ogy as required.